Salaries in Alaska.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 1.13x national average. Last updated April 2026.
1 city tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$411,000
Technical Fellow
Median Role
$353,000
SVP of Strategy
Entry Level
$341,000
VP of AI
Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated April 2026.
Alaska has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 1.13x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Technical Fellow at $411,000 in Anchorage. The median role pays $353,000.
Top 30 salaries in Alaska
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Technical Fellow | $411,000 | Anchorage | $321,000 – $535,000 |
| 2 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $407,000 | Anchorage | $318,000 – $530,000 |
| 3 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $395,000 | Anchorage | $308,000 – $514,000 |
| 4 | Distinguished Engineer | $388,000 | Anchorage | $294,000 – $494,000 |
| 5 | Senior VP of Security | $384,000 | Anchorage | $300,000 – $499,000 |
| 6 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $377,000 | Anchorage | $294,000 – $490,000 |
| 7 | Senior VP of Product | $373,000 | Anchorage | $291,000 – $484,000 |
| 8 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $366,000 | Anchorage | $286,000 – $476,000 |
| 9 | SVP of Product | $361,000 | Anchorage | $282,000 – $469,000 |
| 10 | Principal AI Agent Engineer | $360,000 | Anchorage | $281,000 – $468,000 |
| 11 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $360,000 | Anchorage | $281,000 – $468,000 |
| 12 | Chief Security Officer | $358,000 | Anchorage | $279,000 – $465,000 |
| 13 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $357,000 | Anchorage | $279,000 – $464,000 |
| 14 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $356,000 | Anchorage | $278,000 – $463,000 |
| 15 | Principal Cryptographer | $356,000 | Anchorage | $278,000 – $463,000 |
| 16 | SVP of Strategy | $353,000 | Anchorage | $275,000 – $458,000 |
| 17 | Chief AI Officer | $350,000 | Anchorage | $260,000 – $452,000 |
| 18 | Staff AI Research Scientist | $350,000 | Anchorage | $273,000 – $455,000 |
| 19 | Chief Strategy Officer | $350,000 | Anchorage | $273,000 – $455,000 |
| 20 | L7 Software Engineer | $350,000 | Anchorage | $273,000 – $455,000 |
| 21 | SVP of Sales | $349,000 | Anchorage | $272,000 – $454,000 |
| 22 | Chief Science Officer | $347,000 | Anchorage | $271,000 – $451,000 |
| 23 | Principal Applied Scientist | $346,000 | Anchorage | $270,000 – $450,000 |
| 24 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $345,000 | Anchorage | $270,000 – $449,000 |
| 25 | Senior Head of Security | $344,000 | Anchorage | $268,000 – $446,000 |
| 26 | Senior VP of Design | $343,000 | Anchorage | $268,000 – $446,000 |
| 27 | Chief Machine Learning Officer | $342,000 | Anchorage | $267,000 – $445,000 |
| 28 | SVP of Technology | $342,000 | Anchorage | $267,000 – $445,000 |
| 29 | Chief Technology Officer | $341,000 | Anchorage | $253,000 – $447,000 |
| 30 | VP of AI | $341,000 | Anchorage | $259,000 – $447,000 |
Tax considerations in Alaska
Alaska has no state income tax and no state sales tax. Anchorage charges no local income tax either. The result is one of the lowest overall tax burdens in the nation.
Know the number. Get the offer.
Orbyt gives you the salary data, interview prep, and pipeline tools to negotiate from a position of strength.
Start free.